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Tachyrhynchus erosus

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Species of gastropod

Tachyrhynchus erosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Turritellidae
Genus: Tachyrhynchus
Species: T. erosus
Binomial name
Tachyrhynchus erosus
(Couthouy, 1838)
Synonyms
List
  • Tachyrhynchus erosus major Dall, 1919
  • Tachyrhynchus erosus var. major Dall, 1919
  • Tachyrhynchus spitzbergensis Golikov, 1986
  • Turritella erosa Couthouy, 1838
  • Turritella polaris Möller, 1842

Tachyrhynchus erosus, common name the eroded turretsnail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 35 mm.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 13 m. Maximum recorded depth is 457 m.

References

  1. ^ Tachyrhynchus erosus (Couthouy, 1838). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  2. ^ Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLOS One 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
Taxon identifiers
Tachyrhynchus erosus


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